Burnley, Lancashire: CoolKit and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles collaborated to meet GDP compliance for a pharmaceutical distribution fleet. The customer operates over 1,200 vehicles delivering medicines and similar products with half of its fleet temperature-controlled. Glenn McCulley, sales and marketing director, CoolKit, said the customer wanted a long-term partner to gradually replace non temperature-controlled stock to …
London, UK: Cold chain experts have warned again of the challenges of delivering the new Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, in terms of the demand for cold boxes, dry ice and the costs of distribution. Cold Chain Federation chief executive Shane Brennan told BBC Radio WM that because the vaccine needs to be kept at up to …
London, UK: Business is incredulous that with just 34 working days until the end of the Brexit transition period, the government is still announcing task forces. “At this point, business needs direction and decisions by government, not another set of meetings,” says David Wells, chief executive, Logistics UK. “With information still needed from government and …
Los Torraos, Murcia, Spain: ESP Solutions has added 250 Krone refrigerated trailers to transport flowers. ESP Solutions fleet includes 600 Krone Cool Liners. The average age of the fleet is two years. The new Krone Cool Liners are double-deckers with multi-temp fridges suitable for food, plants, electronic components, and pharmaceutical products. The partition can be …
London, UK: Government must provide clarity and systems for logistics providers to prepare for Brexit, says Logistics UK’s policy director, Elizabeth de Jong. Speaking today before the House of Commons Select Committee on Leaving the EU, she said that without the necessary systems in place the UK’s highly interconnected supply chain will break, with the …
Richland, Mississippi, USA: KLLM Transport Services is adding 1,400 new Utility trailers with Carrier Transicold refrigeration, telematics, and solar charging systems. The company has one of the youngest, most advanced fleets on the highway, says Jim Richards, president, KLLM, a Top-3 refrigerated carrier. “This latest investment helps us keep our fleet new and modern for improved …
Reddich, UK: Oakland International is increasing its distress load capacity in Redditch, Corby, and Bardon. Oakland launched the distress load service in 2002 to inspect and sort product where safety was potentially challenged through clandestine infiltration or other contamination issues. The company typically recovers more than 85% of product and is trusted by major insurers …
Falmouth, Cornwall, UK: TrailerLock, which distributes the lock range by the same name, has a universal key for its fridge trailer door lock. It enables any driver access to any trailer using their own key. FridgeLock fits most types of surface-mounted door furniture. A easily adjusted barrel lock clamps over each of the vertical door …
London, UK: The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine could pose some “logistical issues” because it needs to be stored at ultra-low temperatures, experts have warned. Many vaccines which require cold storage need to be kept at around 4C or lower but it has been suggested that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine needs to be stored at temperatures as low …
Reading, UK: ACS&T Logistics, Kevin Hancock, and Moran Logistics have joined the Cold Chain Federation. Shane Brennan, chief executive, Cold Chain Federation said: “When the Cold Chain Federation was launched as our new identity in June 2019, it marked a new direction and a renewed focus on providing services for our members which make a …
London, UK: The Department for Transport is proposing a limited 48 tonne intermodal freight trial of six-axle articulated trucks. The department said the trial could be permitted for repetitive container loads that travel along a set route. “Increasing the load capacity for each lorry involved could reduce the number of lorry movements to service each …
Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland: John Mackirdy has taken its first double deck trailer; a Gray & Adams built 13.6-metre trailer with Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 multi-temperature fridge. The new trailer joins a 10-vehicle fleet that includes two standard reefers with Vector 1950 multi-temperature fridges and one 12-tonne rigid with a Carrier Transicold Supra …
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